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Ann Patchett has done it again. She took a simple tale of a family coming together for the summer of 2020 (the great COVID pandemic), added a mother's story about an old boyfriend....and voila' she made magic---In perfect Ann Patchett style.
In a lot of stories that flip from past to present, one of the stories is better than the other. Patchett is so extraordinary that both stories are equally engaging. As a reader, I fell in love with the main character Lara, her husband Joe, her daughters, and even her playboy boyfriend from the past, Duke.
This is a perfect book. One I know I will read again and again. (Readers might find themselves re-reading Our Town also).
In a lot of stories that flip from past to present, one of the stories is better than the other. Patchett is so extraordinary that both stories are equally engaging. As a reader, I fell in love with the main character Lara, her husband Joe, her daughters, and even her playboy boyfriend from the past, Duke.
This is a perfect book. One I know I will read again and again. (Readers might find themselves re-reading Our Town also).